Strong's Lexicon chalam: To dream Original Word: חָלַם Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1797 (enupniazomai): To dream - G3677 (onar): A dream Usage: The Hebrew verb "chalam" primarily means "to dream." It is used in the context of experiencing dreams, often with a sense of divine or prophetic significance. In the Hebrew Bible, dreams are frequently seen as a medium through which God communicates with individuals, providing guidance, warnings, or revelations about future events. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, dreams were considered significant and often believed to be messages from the divine realm. The Israelites shared this view, and the Hebrew Bible contains numerous accounts of dreams that play crucial roles in God's interaction with His people. Dreams were sometimes interpreted by individuals with special insight, such as Joseph and Daniel, who were recognized for their God-given ability to understand and explain the meaning of dreams. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. [חָלַם] verb be healthy, strong (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic  Ethpe`el be made healthy, strong, Aph`el causative, also derivatives; חֲלַם press firmly together) — Qal Imperfect יַחְלְמוּ בְנֵיהֶם Job 39:4 their young are healthy. Hiph`il Imperfect2masculine singular וְתַחֲלִימֵנִי Isaiah 38:16 and restore me to health ("" וְהַחֲיֵ֫ינִי). II. חָלַם verb dream (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic Qal Perfect ׳ח Genesis 42:9; Daniel 2:1, חָלַמְתִּי Genesis 37:9 3t., חָלָ֑מְתִּי Genesis 37:6 2t., etc., + 3 t. Perfect; Imperfect יַחֲלֹם Isaiah 29:8 5t., יַחְלְמוּ Job 39:4, וַיַּחַלְמוּ Genesis 40:5, יַחֲלֹמ֑וּן Joel 3:1, נַחַלְמָה Genesis 41:11; Participle חוֺלֵם Deuteronomy 13:4,חֹלֵם Genesis 41:1; Deuteronomy 13:2; Deuteronomy 13:6, חֹלְמִים Psalm 126:1; — dream: a. of ordinary dreams of sleep Isaiah 29:8 (twice in verse); Psalm 126:1. b. of dreams with prophetic meaning: of Jacob Genesis 28:12, Joseph Genesis 37:5,6,9 (twice in verse); Genesis 37:10; Genesis 42:9, of Pharaoh and his servants Genesis 40:5,8; Genesis 41:1,5,11 (twice in verse); Genesis 41:15 (all E, not elsewhere in Hexateuch); of Midianite Judges 7:13, Nebuchad. Daniel 2:1,3, old men in latter days Joel 3:1. c. of dreams of false prophets Deuteronomy 13:2; Deuteronomy 13:4; Deuteronomy 13:6; Jeremiah 23:25 (twice in verse). Hiph`il Participle, מַחְלְמִים dream (of false prophets, with accusative of congnate meaning with verb) Jeremiah 29:8 (but read חֹלְמִים [מ by dittograph from אַתֶּם], Hi Gf Gie Gr). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cause to dreamer, be in good liking, recover A primitive root; properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream -- (cause to) dream(-er), be in good liking, recover. Forms and Transliterations הַחֲל֥וֹם החלום וְתַחֲלִימֵ֖נִי וַֽיַּחֲלֹ֖ם וַֽיַּחֲלֹ֗ם וַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩ וַיַּחֲלֹ֤ם וַיַּחֲלֹ֥ם וַנַּֽחַלְמָ֥ה ויחלם ויחלמו ונחלמה ותחלימני חֲלֹמ֣וֹת חָלַ֔מְנוּ חָלַ֔מְתִּי חָלַ֖ם חָלַ֖מְתִּי חָלַ֗מְתִּי חָלַ֤מְתִּֽי חָלַ֥ם חָלָ֑מְתִּי חָלָ֑מְתָּ חָלָֽמְנוּ׃ חָלָֽמְתִּי׃ חֹלֵ֔ם חֹלֵ֣ם חֹלֵם֩ חוֹלֵ֥ם חולם חלם חלמות חלמנו חלמנו׃ חלמת חלמתי חלמתי׃ יַחְלְמ֣וּ יַחֲלֹ֤ם יַחֲלֹ֨ם יחלם יחלמו כְּחֹלְמִֽים׃ כחלמים׃ מַחְלְמִֽים׃ מחלמים׃ chaLam chaLamenu chaLameta chaLameti chaLamnu chaLamti chaloMot choLem ha·ḥă·lō·wm ḥā·lā·mə·nū ḥā·lā·mə·tā ḥā·lā·mə·tî ḥā·lam ḥā·lam·nū ḥā·lam·tî ḥă·lō·mō·wṯ hachaLom haḥălōwm ḥālam ḥālāmənū ḥālāmətā ḥālāmətî ḥālamnū ḥālamtî ḥălōmōwṯ ḥō·lêm ḥō·w·lêm ḥōlêm ḥōwlêm kə·ḥō·lə·mîm kecholeMim kəḥōləmîm machleMim maḥ·lə·mîm maḥləmîm vaiyachalMu vaiyachaLom vannachalMah vetachaliMeni wan·na·ḥal·māh wannaḥalmāh way·ya·ḥă·lōm way·ya·ḥal·mū wayyaḥalmū wayyaḥălōm wə·ṯa·ḥă·lî·mê·nî wəṯaḥălîmênî ya·ḥă·lōm yachaLom yachleMu yaḥ·lə·mū yaḥălōm yaḥləmūLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 28:12 HEB: וַֽיַּחֲלֹ֗ם וְהִנֵּ֤ה סֻלָּם֙ NAS: He had a dream, and behold, a ladder KJV: And he dreamed, and behold a ladder INT: had and behold A ladder Genesis 37:5 Genesis 37:6 Genesis 37:6 Genesis 37:9 Genesis 37:9 Genesis 37:10 Genesis 40:5 Genesis 40:8 Genesis 41:1 Genesis 41:5 Genesis 41:11 Genesis 41:11 Genesis 41:15 Genesis 42:9 Deuteronomy 13:1 Deuteronomy 13:3 Deuteronomy 13:5 Judges 7:13 Job 39:4 Psalm 126:1 Isaiah 29:8 Isaiah 29:8 Isaiah 38:16 Jeremiah 23:25 30 Occurrences |
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